The Swedish government on Tuesday said it wanted more details from a consortium that plans to build an underwater Baltic Sea gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, according to dpa. Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren said the application from Nord Stream, the Russian-German joint venture, was "incomplete," adding that he was "surprised" that the application submitted in December lacked so many key details. The Swedish government for instance wanted details of what would happen if the application for the underwater pipeline was completely rejected, "a so-called non-alternative," Carlgren told reporters, adding that "Nord Stream has the burden of proof." Other information lacking, included an alternative route for the whole pipeline and more "technical details" of a service platform envisaged to be built east of the Swedish Baltic Sea island Gotland, the minister said.
